Movie

Citadel

2012 · 85 min

A suffocating, dread-soaked descent into fear and grief, where every shadow feels like a threat and hope is hard-won.

Tagline: They see your fear!
Overview: Chronically agoraphobic since the day his wife was murdered, Tommy Cowley finds himself terrorized by a gang of syringe-wielding feral children, who are intent on taking his baby daughter. Upon discovering the nightmarish truth surrounding these hooded children, he learns that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place he fears the most - the abandoned tower block, known as the Citadel.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, fate, isolation, freedom
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
fate
isolation
freedom
trauma
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex none